Kimmel’s teasing first TV stop for in-demand J.R.

Wounded warrior and former BAMC mentor J.R. Martinez must be dragging just about now after making the national TV rounds after his spectacular win on “Dancing With the Stars”!

First stop: After Tuesday night’s finale, he popped up live via satellite on Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show for some grins and gab.

“What beautiful balls you have!” was Kimmel’s greeting to Martinez and his partner Karina Smirnoff (see photo above), when they proudly held up their “Dancing” trophies. “Purple Heart, shmurple heart, right? You got a mirrored ball!”

“I don’t know what to do with this thing,” J.R. quipped, “maybe glue it to the top of my car” and make like a rapper.

On a more serious note, Martinez thanked the military community and America “for voting for me for 10 weeks. . .and believing in us and believing in me.”

Mentioning Martinez’s tour in Iraq and then “Dancing with the Stars” win, Kimmel wanted to know: “What’s next? Will you kill the Lochness monster?” Martinez said he wants to write a book and continue to act, and, of course, there’s his passion: motivational speaking.

Then, on to New York on the red-eye for “Good Morning America.” Once there, J.R. (“Just Right” is the nickname given by “GMA”) and his fellow finalists got hammy with boas and lots of mugging at a glitzy “after party” on “Good Morning America.” It was hosted by flamboyant Carson Kressley, who also was a contestant on “Dancing” this season, so you can picture just how wild it got.

All this was on, as J.R. mentioned, a single hour of sleep!

Best moment had “GMA” flashing his picture from People’s “Sexiest Men” issue. “It was an amazing honor to be listed,” Martinez said, recalling that just eight years ago, when he first saw his face and body – that was covered with burns from an Iraq land mine – “I thought no way I could live in this world or have a girlfriend or be accepted.” He said his secret was “be comfortable in your own skin.”

Later this morning, Martinez performed the jive with Karina on “The View,” then wowed the gaggle of gals with his smile. “So contagious,” one raved.

More important, “The View” women marveled: “You can really dance!”

He sure can, which didn’t come as a complete surprise to his close S.A. buddy, Brian Guerra, who met J.R. when he volunteered at BAMC where his mom also worked and then reconnected with the actor in New York.

“Talking to friends,” Guerra recalled, “I found out he always was a good dancer. While on ‘All My Children,’ he’d go out to different clubs in New York. He was never shy. It was a different type of dancing, but he’s athletic and has the moves that’s for sure.”

Finally, an S.A. mom who met J.R. awhile back after her own son was killed in Baghdad, brought a poignant note to Martinez’s victory.

Kim Smith said she screamed when she heard the result. Then, she felt the tears roll down her face. “I’ve been waiting for this moment from the beginning,” she said.

“The holidays are always a tough time for families of our fallen heroes, myself included,” Smith said “I honestly wasn’t sure what kind of emotions would arise. But I’m totally proud of J.R. Tonight brings the end to one of the most heart-warming, emotionally exciting seasons of DWTS.”